RSRF Awards Fourth Quarter Grants

Over $436,000 in new grants were awarded.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $436,660 in new grants in the fourth quarter of 2023.

These grants included:

• $100,000 to the Ripley County Community Foundation for matching funds for Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VIII initiative; and,
• $100,000 to the Ohio County Community Foundation for matching funds for Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VIII initiative. $5,000 to Batesville Area Arts Council for Technology and Display Items;
• $40,000 to Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation for Track Equipment;
• $37,525 to Rising Sun Ohio County Senior Citizens Housing for a Commercial Surveillance System;
• $35,000 to City of Rising Sun’s Street Department toward the purchase of a Work Truck;
• $35,000 to New Horizons Rehabilitation toward Vehicle Replacement;
• $30,000 to South Ripley Community School Corporation for Strength and Conditioning Equipment;
• $24,000 to Friendship Volunteer Fire Department for a SCBA Bottle Replacement Program;
• $22,635 to Town of Holton’s Police Department for Body and Patrol Cameras and a Taser;
• $5,000 to Milan Lions Club for Vision Screening Equipment;
• $5,000 to Ripley County Court Services toward a Jail Programs Room; and,
• $2,500 to Batesville Area Arts Council for Technology and Display Items.

The total amount of scholarship and grant funding awarded by the Rising Sun Regional Foundation in 2023 was $1,240,783. Grant applications for the first grants cycle in 2024 are due Tuesday, January 16, 2024 by 4:00 p.m.

Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.